Search form

You are here

Maternal and Child Health Strategic Plan

Vermont’s strategic plan for maternal and child health represents key priorities for the next several years. While this is not a comprehensive list of all of our programs, it addresses program areas where we hope to expand and measures of health that we seek to improve. The Maternal and Child Health strategic plan is aligned with the Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant framework.

Priority area: Achieve a comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated state and community system of services for childrenPerformance measure: Percentage of children, ages 10 through 71 months, receiving a developmental screening using a parent-completed screening tool

Priority area: Children live in safe and supported communitiesPerformance measure: Rate of hospitalization for non-fatal injury per 100,000 children ages 0 through 9 and adolescents ages 10 through 19

Children with Special Health Care Needs

Priority area: Achieve a comprehensive, coordinated, and integrated state and community system of services for childrenPerformance measure: Percentage of children with and without special health care needs having a medical home

Adolescent Health

Priority area: Youth choose healthy behaviors and thrivePerformance measure: Percentage of adolescents, ages 12 through 17, with a preventive medical visit in the past year

Priority area: Youth choose healthy behaviors and thrive Performance measure: Percentage of adolescents that feel they matter to people in their community

Lifecourse/Cross-cutting

Priority area: Reduce the risk of chronic disease across the lifespanPerformance measures: Percentage of women who had a dental visit during pregnancy; percentage of children, ages 1 through 17, who had a preventive dental visit in the past year

Priority area: Reduce the risk of chronic disease across the lifespanPerformance measures: Percentage of women who smoke during pregnancy; percentage of children who live in households where someone smokes

Priority area: Promote protective factors and resiliency among Vermont’s familiesPerformance measure: Percentage of children 6 month to 5 years who are flourishing

Priority area: Achieve a coordinated mental health system for children, youth, and pregnant womenPerformance measure: Percentage of women who discussed with a doctor, nurse, or other health care worker during a prenatal care visit about what to do if she feels depressed during her pregnancy or after her baby is born

Public health and health care professionals are the face of health care delivery and health systems in Vermont. Find up-to-date advisories, resources, and licensing and regulatory information for health professionals.